biodiversity-cc-telecon-8th-july-2010

The chair
asked participants to provide an update for each use scenario:

·e-Habitat scenario: two components in development.

oOne
the discovery augmentation component. MS provides an update about this
component (which extends the EuroGEOSS broker functionalities by expanding
queries with keywords discovered through an ontology/SKOS repository). An alpha
release is scheduled for the next week in order to start testing with partners.

oThe
other main component is the e-Habitat WPS. JJ and GD provide an update about
the component. A draft release is scheduled for Monday in order to start
testing interoperability with other components. JJ provides technical details
about the WPS. The model uses three raster layers as input and accesses them
through a WCS interface.Participants discussed about several aspects of this scenario
(interoperability of WPS with discovery services, available access services,
etc.).

·Arctic SDI scenario: DN provides a detailed description of the scenario. BD asks which specific
resources will be used in the scenario, in particular which services will be
used to retrieve data in the desired projection (Polar) and type (point data
rather than gridded data). DN specifies that NCDC data can be used and that a
collaboration with GMU is active in order to retrieve data in the desired
format and projection. BD says he can provide WCS service in order to access
gridded climate forecasts.

MS gives an
update about the status of the Bio&CC WG google site page.

DN asks
when to have the next telecon.

MS proposes
the end of July and will set up a doodle poll to decide the precise day.

GD proposes
to have a telecon dedicated to the e-Habitat WPS on Tuesday (13th of
July) because Jorge will leave JRC on the 15th of July. A doodle
poll will be set up in order to decide the time for the telecon.